The effect of feed restriction on belly nosing behaviour in weaned piglets

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 110, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 203-215

  Bruni, Andrea ^a   Quinton, V Margaret ^a   Widowski, Tina M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Belly nosing; Feed restriction; Hunger; Piglet behaviour

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEEDING; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD LIMITATION; HUNGER; JUVENILE; PIG; WEANING;

SUIDAE;

EID: 38849174368     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2007.03.016     Document Type: Article

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